Meat-tenderer.



N. E. RUBERT & J. 0. KING. MEAT TBNDBRBR.

` APPLIUATION F1LED`A1EV. 29, 1909. v 921,006! Patented May 11; 1909.

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1 Specification of Letters Patent Application inea April 29, 190s. iseriai No. 429,953.

Patented May 11, .1909.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it lrnown that we, JOHN O. KING and NETTIE E. HUBERT, citizens of the United States, residing at Carlisle, in the county of Nicholas and Stateof Kentucky, and Aledo, in the county of Mercer and State of Illinois, respectively, have invented certainnew and useful Improvementsin Meat-Tendercrs, of which the following is a 'speci'lication This invention relates to meat tenderersf` and particularly to that type in which are employed a yplurality of perforating teeth along the contact edge.

An object of this invention is to provide for the construction of a device of this character that will withstand usage without becoming loose in any of its parts.

Another object of the invention is to pro.- vide for the forming of a guard or cleaner that may readily be detached fromthe teeth for the purpose of cleansingrand sharpening the said teeth.

A still further object is to provide for the construction of a handle and the back of the device in one piece to insure rigidity and strength.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the following description and it will be understood that changes in the speciiic structure shown and described may be made Within the scope of the claims and that any suitable materials may be used without de arting from the spirit of the invention.

` n the drawings forming a portion ofy this speciiication, and in which like numerals of.

the handle by which the device is adapted to be operated.

- Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a blade having a plurality of teeth 11 formed in its cutting edge 12. The upper edge 13 of said blade 10 is reduced by meansof the beveled ends 14 and 15. A metallic strip 16 is folded upon itself forming two sides 18 and 19 and is secured to the opposite faces of said blade 10 at the upper 'edge 13, said upper edge 13 being iush with the upper edges of the metallic strip 16, The free ends of the metallic strips 16 are beveled to conform to the beveled end 14 of the blade 10, This structure'forms the back of the blade. The looped end 17 of said strip 16 is enlarged by the divergence ofsaidsid'es 13 and -19 at the beveled end 15 and into the enlargement is vinserted a block 2O of wood or of any'suitable material. This block 20 is secured by suitable rivcts'21' between said sides for the purpose of forming a handle32. i o one end vof said blade 10 are riveted two alining eyebolts 22 positioned at the opposite beveled ends 14 and 15 near the back 16. Hinged in these eye-bolts 22 is a spring 23 which supports and actuates a guard or cleaner 24 as hereinafter described. The spring 23 comprises a rod passed through the eye-bolts 22 to form a top-member 25, the rod having its end portion beyond the eye-bolts 22 bent inwardly and downwardly as shown at 26, to approach a point centrally of the top member 25, as shown at 26, said ends then diverging to the opposite ends 14 and 15 of said blade 1() w ere they extend downward and terminate in the eyes 27 formed in the opposite ends of the guard 24. The inner ends of the inwardly extending portion ofsaid spring 23 are held in position by a link 28. The guard or cleaner 24 consists of a metallic plate 31 slidably engaging one face of said blade 10, one edge 29 of which extends below the teeth 11 and is held against said face by lugs 30, said lugs 30 being formed integral with the ends of said The ends of the guard 24 are split so that one section thereof may be used as a lug, for engaging the Opposite ends of the blade 10.

In Operating the device the handle 30 is graspedv and the meat is'pounded in an or dinary manner. In the act of pounding the guard 24 first engages the meat but by its resilient support 123 yields and the teeth 11 are brought into action. When the device is raised preparatory to another blow the spring 23 forces the guard Or cleaner downwardly past the teeth 11 carrying any material which had adhered to the teeth 11. By the'use of this guard the teeth 11 are kept free from particles of meatr which would otherwise in a short time clog up the teeth and prev ent the proper carrying out of their functions.

If it is desired to cleanse the teeth 11 the guard 24 may be removed by drawing the same downwardly against the tension of the spring 23 until the lugs 30 are disengaged from the blade` 10 when the guard may swing laterally, by reason of its connection to the spring 28 which is pivotally mounted in the eye-bolts 22.

What is claimed is:

l. A device of the class described comprising a handle, a blade supported by said handle, teeth on the lower edge of said blade, a guard slidably mounted on one face of said blade, lugs carried at the ends of said guard, and passing over the ends of said blade and engaging the opposite facethereo, and a spring hinged to said blade and connected With said guard.

2. A device of the character described comprising a handle, a blade, eye-bolts on said. blade, a guard on said blade, and a spring carried by said eye-bolts and connected With said guard, said spring comprising a rod passing through said eye-bolts, said ends being bent baokwardly and then di- Vergently to the sides of said blade, and then extending downwardly and engaging said guard, and a link engaged with the inner ends of said backwardly bent portion.

In testimony whereof We allix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses. JOHN O. lslNGA. NETTIE E. HUBERT. Witnesses for J. 0. King: JN0. W. MYERS, I. W. DALZELL. Witnesses for N. E. Hubert:

JOSEPH B. RUBERT, ROY W. GLEAsoN. 

